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“El Perdón” meaning

Nicky Jam, Enrique Iglesias · 2015 · 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · Level A2

Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias in 2015: he's lost without her and asks for forgiveness. Slow, clear, and everywhere that summer.

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What the song is about

“El Perdón” (forgiveness) tells of a man who can't find peace since the woman he loves left. He asks where she is, he can't sleep, he's lost without her, and he wants to ask her forgiveness. Nicky Jam, a Puerto Rican star who rebuilt his career in Medellín, recorded it with Enrique Iglesias in 2015.

It was one of the songs that started the reggaeton-pop wave that peaked with “Despacito”, topping charts in many countries. The beat is gentle and the voices are clear, which makes it a perfect A2 song.

Listen for the question words (¿dónde?, ¿por qué?) and “sin ti” (without you) — the little preposition-plus-pronoun combinations Spanish uses all the time.

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Level A2 · Slow and very clear

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